# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 58 — Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists

### Chapter 02 — Fees

**Authority:** Health Occupations Article, §§17-205, 17-206, and 17-310, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1422)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended effective June 8, 1992 (19:11 Md. R. 1016); April 3, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 642); September 28, 2015 (42:19 Md. R. 1228)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02E amended as an emergency provision effective September 16, 1992 (19:20 Md. R. 1812); amended permanently effective March 18, 1993 (19:21 Md. R. 1892)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02M, N amended effective January 2, 1994 (20:26 Md. R. 2028)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02A, D, E amended effective March 14, 1994 (21:5 Md. R. 404)

#### Regulation .01 General.

*COMAR 10.58.02.01*

A. A person shall pay a fee as set forth in Regulation .02, of this chapter, by certified check or money order.

B. The Board shall provide a copy of this chapter:

  (1) Along with any application form or renewal form; and

  (2) To any other person upon request.

C. The Board may not refund a fee.

#### Regulation .02 Fee Schedule.

*COMAR 10.58.02.02*

The following fees are established by the Board for items or services provided under this subtitle:

A. Application processing fee:

  (1) For certificate and trainee status ... $150; or

  (2) For licensure ... $250;

B. Subsequent application review fee ... $50;

C. Preapplication credentials evaluation fee ... $50;

D. Certification fee ... $100;

E. Licensure fee ... $200;

F. Certification and trainee renewal fee ... $200;

G. Licensure renewal fee ... $275;

H. Late renewal fee (in addition to §F or G of this regulation) ... $50;

I. Certification and licensure verification ... $20;

J. Duplicate or replacement certificate or license ... $15;

K. Endorsement to another jurisdiction ... $10;

L. Name or address change ... No fee;

M. Inactive status (annual) ... $50;

N. Reinstatement fee:

  (1) For certificate ... $150;

  (2) For license ... $200;

O. 2-year sponsorship of continuing education programs:

  (1) For organization ... $750;

  (2) For individual ... $300; or

  (3) For an individual workshop ... $150;

P. Review for non-preapproved CEUs for individuals (per occurrence) ... $15;

Q. Drug and alcohol certification upgrade fee ... $25;

R. Returned check fee ... $25;

S. Failure to notify of change of address ... $25;

T. Copy and scanning fee ... $2 per page; and

U. Out-of-State application processing fee ... $250.